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May 04, 2007

SC07 Cluster Challenge Open for Entries

Teams of Undergraduates Invited to Demonstrate their Cluster Skills

RENO, Nevada, May 1 -- SC07 (http://sc07.supercomp.org), the premier international conference on high performance computing, networking and storage, invites teams of undergraduate students to participate in the inaugural Cluster Challenge, which will take place in real time during the conference this November 10-17 in Reno, Nevada.

The SC07 Cluster Challenge is an opportunity for university teams to show off their cluster piloting skills in an international competition. Teams of up to six undergraduates, along with their vendor partners and the cluster architecture the teams, will design and run open source simulations in a head-to-head event to solve real-world computational problems.

Today's clusters-- the fastest growing segment of the technical computing space--have significant computational power, run a variety of scientific applications, and can be setup in an intimate and demonstrative environment. The SC07 Cluster Challenge aims to demonstrate the speed, advances, accessibility, and usefulness of small clusters at the industry's most dynamic and well-attended event.

Teams should include up to six individual student members, a supervisor, and optional vendor partners. Students will be able to demonstrate their cluster piloting skills in front of thousands of SC07 attendees. Supervisors, who must be an employee of the team's educational institution will need to be available for the duration of the Cluster Challenge, but are not permitted to provide technical assistance. Teams are expected to partner with vendors who will support team activities by providing equipment and funds for travel. The SC07 Cluster Challenge organizers will help with vendor contacts if needed

SC07 is this is the ideal event for Cluster Challenge teams to demonstrate their skills. International HPC leaders will be watching, cheering you on, and meeting the players of this charged competition. The host city of Reno is well known for the fastest race in the world -- the National Championship Air Races and Air Show -- and is also home to numerous regional athletic races (marathons, skiing, cycling, and boarding) with Lake Tahoe next door.

Teams should submit entries by July 31, 2007 athttp://sc-submissions.org. Materials on team composition, hardware and software requirements, vendor guidelines, and the Cluster Challenge structure and rules can be found athttp://sc07.supercomputing.org/clusterchallenge. For more information, contact cluster@sc07.supercomputing.org.

About SC07

SC07, sponsored by ACM and IEEE Computer Society, will showcase how HPC, networking, storage and analysis lead to advances in research, education and commerce. The conference includes technical and education programs, workshops, tutorials, an exhibit area, demonstrations and hands-on learning.

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